'Lates calcarifer' definitions:
Definition of 'Lates calcarifer'
(from WordNet)
noun
A species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats [syn: barramundi, giant perch, giant seaperch, Asian seabass, white seabass, Lates calcarifer]
Definition of 'Lates calcarifer'
From: GCIDE
- Lates \La"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fish of the Nile.] (Zool.) A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species ({Lates Niloticus}) inhabits the Nile, and another ({Lates calcarifer}) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes. [1913 Webster]